A genuine team effort deserved a cup or two

Lawrence Dallaglio made it abundantly clear that he didn't want Leicester captain Martin Corry to get one over him in his final match. He was very vocal about that in the dressing room before the Premiership final at Twickenham.

After the match there were no special words from Lol in the dressing room and, to be honest, they wouldn't have been heard above the sound of popping champagne corks and general celebration. Nothing needed to be said.

A new career now beckons for Lawrence off the field and he also now has the time to consider following Austin Healey's lead and getting one of those hair regrowth treatments. All the players met up yesterday for a few beers in Fulham and had a great time marking his retirement and Fraser Water's decision to join Treviso.

We had a private party at the Sports Cafe which was arranged no matter what the result but, of course, it was a rather livelier evening given the result.

It was a chance for the whole club - and this triumph was testament to strength in depth we have at Wasps - to get together and share a beer and Danny (Cipriani) was there for a short while before taking his crutches and plaster cast off to bed. Some of guys went on to another club later, but in a sure sign that I am getting very old, I headed home after finding myself complaining that music was too young and noisy for me at the Sports Cafe.

I was a little surprised to get man of the match. Three years ago, in the same game against Leicester, I thought I had played well enough to have had a shot at the award and didn't get it. This time, I should think Tom Rees felt like that having played so well.

I picked up a medal and a large bottle of champagne, which my wife has already grabbed for her next "coffee" morning with the girls.

This title required the biggest squad effort we have ever needed. Being a World Cup season and having so many players out makes this very special for everyone who pulled on a first-team jersey. Each player contributed and that's a great feeling.

Although there were patches in the second half when Leicester were doing well, I never felt we lost control of things and believed we could always step up another gear. I was amazed at how many Wasps fans were in the stadium because I remember playing Gloucester at Twickenham a couple of years ago and facing a sea of red jerseys. This time the Wasps colours were all over Twickenham and it helped make it very special.

Some of the team are off to New Zealand today with England but I am very happy to have a summer off to recharge the batteries as next season I want to give myself the best chance of playing for England and making the Lions tour to South Africa.

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